A Facelift on Alcatraz Island

PUB. DATE

May 2013

SOURCE

Masonry;May2013, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p36

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Case Study

ABSTRACT

The article describes the rehabilitation and restoration project on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California. Design architect Boulderscape faced challenges including dangerous application conditions, a six-week shotcrete schedule, and the habitat and migration patterns of local sea birds. Steve Jimenez, senior vice president for commercial sales at Boulderscape, explains how the firm expedited these factors. A number of QUIKRETE Shotcrete MS-Fiber Reinforced was used for the repair.